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Uche heads and manages the Intellectual Property portfolio of Aluko & Oyebode, where she advises clients on the full range of brand-related matters, including trademark clearance, exploitation, acquisition, protection, and enforcement.

She advises foreign companies on the registration of their brands in Nigeria as well as multi-jurisdictional filings and has been instrumental in securing the registration and protection of several leading international brands.

She also prosecutes trademark, patent, and design applications, conducts opposition proceedings and dispute resolution, and registers licensing, franchising, technology transfer agreements, and product registration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC), National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) and related agencies. She also advises clients on Anti-counterfeiting measures and parallel importation.

Experience

2008 – Date     Partner, Aluko & Oyebode
2003-2008       Senior Associate, Aluko & Oyebode, Lagos, Nigeria
1998 – 2003     Senior Associate, George Ikoli & Okagbue
1992 -1996      Associate, Burke & Co.

2018 – 2019 Harvard Business School
1997 University of Lagos, Master of International Law and Diplomacy, MILD
1991 Called to the Nigerian Bar
1990 Lagos State University, LLB
  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • Former Director, International Trademarks Association (INTA),
  • Former Member, Finance Committee, International Trademarks Association (INTA),
  • Former EXCO, Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (IPLAN),
  • Former EXCO, International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI),
  • Served in a special committee for IP in the Space International Trademarks Association (INTA),
  • Former Board Member, Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG),
  • Member, Licensing Executives Society (LES) (USA & Canada),
  • Secretary, Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration (ACC), Nigeria.
  • Awarded National Practitioner of the Year (2024) and named Nigerian Practitioner of the Year 2023 and 2024 – Managing Intellectual Property.
  • Band 1 lawyer in Nigeria – Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2023, 2024, and 2026.
  • Selected as an outstanding Intellectual Property practitioner in the elite WIPR – World IP Review Leaders 2022 and 2023.
  • World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 – 2020, 2022 and 2024 Ranked
  • Managing Intellectual Property – IP Stars in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017 and 2016
  • Managing Intellectual Property – Top 250 Women in IP for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Legal Business Africa – recognised as one of 20 outstanding Nigerian Women in Business Law for 2021 and recognised as a leading patent and trademark practitioner.
  • “very intelligent and hard-working person” who is also a “thought leader.” – Chambers Global 2021
About

Uche heads and manages the Intellectual Property portfolio of Aluko & Oyebode, where she advises clients on the full range of brand-related matters, including trademark clearance, exploitation, acquisition, protection, and enforcement.

She advises foreign companies on the registration of their brands in Nigeria as well as multi-jurisdictional filings and has been instrumental in securing the registration and protection of several leading international brands.

She also prosecutes trademark, patent, and design applications, conducts opposition proceedings and dispute resolution, and registers licensing, franchising, technology transfer agreements, and product registration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC), National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) and related agencies. She also advises clients on Anti-counterfeiting measures and parallel importation.

2008 – Date     Partner, Aluko & Oyebode
2003-2008       Senior Associate, Aluko & Oyebode, Lagos, Nigeria
1998 – 2003     Senior Associate, George Ikoli & Okagbue
1992 -1996      Associate, Burke & Co.

2018 – 2019 Harvard Business School
1997 University of Lagos, Master of International Law and Diplomacy, MILD
1991 Called to the Nigerian Bar
1990 Lagos State University, LLB
  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • Former Director, International Trademarks Association (INTA),
  • Former Member, Finance Committee, International Trademarks Association (INTA),
  • Former EXCO, Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (IPLAN),
  • Former EXCO, International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI),
  • Served in a special committee for IP in the Space International Trademarks Association (INTA),
  • Former Board Member, Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG),
  • Member, Licensing Executives Society (LES) (USA & Canada),
  • Secretary, Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration (ACC), Nigeria.
  • Awarded National Practitioner of the Year (2024) and named Nigerian Practitioner of the Year 2023 and 2024 – Managing Intellectual Property.
  • Band 1 lawyer in Nigeria – Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2023, 2024, and 2026.
  • Selected as an outstanding Intellectual Property practitioner in the elite WIPR – World IP Review Leaders 2022 and 2023.
  • World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 – 2020, 2022 and 2024 Ranked
  • Managing Intellectual Property – IP Stars in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017 and 2016
  • Managing Intellectual Property – Top 250 Women in IP for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Legal Business Africa – recognised as one of 20 outstanding Nigerian Women in Business Law for 2021 and recognised as a leading patent and trademark practitioner.
  • “very intelligent and hard-working person” who is also a “thought leader.” – Chambers Global 2021

Uche has received numerous awards over the years

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Uche advises clients across a broad range of practice areas and industry sectors

Intellectual Property
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Manufacturing & Industrials
Media, Sports & Entertainment
Retail, eCommerce & Consumer Goods
Technology, AI & Digital Assets

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